Cable retainer of plastics for vehicles

Abstract

A cable retainer made of plastics and being useable for vehicles having a vehicle body is disclosed. The cable retainer has a hollow shank adopted to be inserted into a hole of the vehicle body. The shank has at least one outer engagement portion which is radially deformable and grips behind an edge of the hole if the shank is inserted into the hole. The shank is adapted to be pushed onto a stud of the vehicle body in cases where the stud has a plurality of grooves or a thread. The shank further has an inner engagement portion which is radially deformable to engage the groove or thread of the stud. A retaining portion is connected to one end of the shank and extends in a direction tranverse to the shank axis. A strip encircling a cable and the retaining portion is provided to complete the cable retainer.

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